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Monday, November 14, 2011

Wonderful resources in unexpected places

I attended the final services at Friendship Methodist Church in Lyon County Kentucky yesterday. The land for the church was supposedly given by my great great grandfather, Noah H Cummins, in the 1850's. Attending that service were two other people descended from two other sons of Noah Cummins. One of them brought a bible which looks to have been owned by another son of Noah Cummins. Listed in the bible were the birth and death dates of several children, of Noah, who were born and died before the 1850 census records. I already had these names and dates, but they had come from a wonderful person working in the Princeton library who had found them "written on an envelope", so I had been looking for proof of the data for years. I promptly accosted this poor bible carrying newly found relative after the service to ask if we could please take pictures. He kindly agreed. I enjoyed meeting my new relatives yesterday and am overjoyed at the genealogical find. It's sad that the Friendship Methodist Church building is now up for sale, along with the lands surrounding it, which includes the graves of so many of my Cummins (and other) relatives (including my parents). A couple of my first cousins, along with my daughter, were at the service yesterday. Here's to you Noah!

5 comments:

During some research, I have come across 2 relatives I believe were buried in the Friendship Cemetary. One buried in 1928, the other in 1948 (last name Chambers). Do you know where the graves were moved to?

Upon doing some geneology research; I believe 2 relatives were burried at Friendship Cemetary. One in 1928, the other in 1948 (last name Chambers). Do you know what has become of "residents" of the cemetary? Thank you for any information.

During some research, I have come across 2 relatives I believe were buried in the Friendship Cemetary. One buried in 1928, the other in 1948 (last name Chambers). Do you know where the graves were moved to?

Friendship Cemetery was not flooded, so no graves were moved. There are nine Chambers buried there through the publishing date of the Lyon County Cemetery book (1989) (may be more since then). They are:

thank you so much for the info. we didn't know about the infant son born to WP & MB Chambers. Sorry for the multiple posts earlier. i wasn't sure if the first one had gone thru.thanks again for your help!! :)